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6013 Aluminum vs. A356.0 Aluminum

Both 6013 aluminum and A356.0 aluminum are aluminum alloys. They have a moderately high 94% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 29 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (2, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is 6013 aluminum and the bottom bar is A356.0 aluminum.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 69
70
Elongation at Break, % 3.4 to 22
3.0 to 6.0
Fatigue Strength, MPa 98 to 140
50 to 90
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 26
26
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 310 to 410
160 to 270
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 170 to 350
83 to 200

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 410
500
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 160
170
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 650
610
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 580
570
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 900
900
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 150
150
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 23
21

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 38
40
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 120
140

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 9.5
9.5
Density, g/cm3 2.8
2.6
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.3
8.0
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
150
Embodied Water, L/kg 1170
1110

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 13 to 58
4.8 to 15
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 200 to 900
49 to 300
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
15
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 49
53
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 31 to 41
17 to 29
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 37 to 44
25 to 36
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 60
64
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 14 to 18
7.6 to 13

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 94.8 to 97.8
91.1 to 93.3
Chromium (Cr), % 0 to 0.1
0
Copper (Cu), % 0.6 to 1.1
0 to 0.2
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 0.2
Magnesium (Mg), % 0.8 to 1.2
0.25 to 0.45
Manganese (Mn), % 0.2 to 0.8
0 to 0.1
Silicon (Si), % 0.6 to 1.0
6.5 to 7.5
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.1
0 to 0.2
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.25
0 to 0.1
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.15

Comparable Variants